Change is Good–As Long As the Changes Are Too
By Chuck Rairdan Despite the stream of well-informed, first-hand testimonials of numerous community members — including past…
Monday Morning Thoughts: Why Wasn’t 2014 School Board Election About GATE?
The supporters of the current GATE/AIM program have complained repeatedly that the proposal to change the GATE/AIM…
AIM-Gate in the Making: A Parade of Follies
by Chuck Rairdan In light of the newly revived skirmishes on the GATE/AIM front, it would appear…
Potential Health Effects of Wi-Fi in Our Schools
By Chuck Rairdan I can certainly be counted among those who support the application of technology to…
Analysis: In a Way the Community Never Moved On From Peterson…
It was March 18, and the Davis School Board had just voted 3-1 to uphold the district’s…
School Board Candidate Question #5: Nancy Peterson Aftermath
This is the final of five questions to the school board candidates. Question #5: What is the…
Vanguard Analysis: The Race for Third for School Board?
A few weeks ago, we handicapped the school board race and argued that Madhavi Sunder and Barbara…
Vanguard School Board Question #2: Common Core
In the second of five weekly questions, the Vanguard asked: What do you know of Common Core? …
Meet the School Board Candidates (Video)
Thanks to Davis Media Access who invited each of the seven candidates for school board for the…
School Board Candidates on the Achievement Gap
At the school board candidates’ forum last week, candidates were given an insufficient amount of time to…
DJUSD Forum Addresses Transparency, LGBT Issues and DHS Starting Time
We are rolling out more of the responses from Wednesday’s forum. We apologize for the delay, but…
Should the School District Allow the Parcel Taxes to Expire?
On Wednesday, the school board candidates were asked to weigh in on the parcel tax and whether…
School Board Candidates Meet at Vanguard-DMA Forum (Video Now Posted)
Last night over 100 people attended the first DJUSD School Board Candidates forum at the Davis Community…
DJUSD Candidate Pool Swells to Eight But Fernandes Still Unopposed
The number of candidates has swollen to eight for four DJUSD School Board seats, but Alan Fernandes…
Five DJUSD Board Candidates File Financials; Sunder Leads the Way with $18,000 Raised
There are currently five candidates who have filed for the DJUSD school board race, and the Vanguard…
